COVID-19 Update: Number of Patients and Severity of Disease Significantly Decreased

According to Prof. Dr. Yong Phuworawan, Head of the Clinical Virology Specialist Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, the number of COVID-19 patients has been on a downward trend this year.

Monitoring the number of patients during the epidemic at the beginning of the rainy season revealed that the number of patients reached a maximum of 30% of patients with respiratory diseases. A study conducted this year on about 6,000 patients with respiratory diseases supports this data.

Currently, the number of COVID-19 patients has decreased significantly, with only about 5% of respiratory patients detected with COVID-19. This trend is expected to continue until November, followed by a slight increase as the new year approaches.

However, the severity of the disease has consistently decreased, and it is likely that there will be no more than 300 deaths this year, with even fewer in subsequent years. COVID-19 is now considered a seasonal respiratory disease, similar to influenza and RSV.

The guidelines for dealing with COVID-19 from now on are similar to those for preventing respiratory diseases, such as influenza and RSV.

Source: Facebook – Yong Poovorawan